Top Down (Fast Ryde song)

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"Top Down"
Top Down Fast Ryde.jpg
Single by Fast Ryde
Released April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19) [1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2009–10
Genre Country
Length3:09
Label Republic Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • James Harrison
  • Jody Stevens
Producer(s) Jody Stevens
Fast Ryde singles chronology
"Make It Rain"
(2009)
"Top Down"
(2010)

"Make It Rain"
(2009)
"Top Down"
(2010)

"Top Down" is a song written and recorded by song by American country music duo Fast Ryde. It was released in April 2010 as the duo's final single.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Fast Ryde

Fast Ryde was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters James Harrison and Jody Stevens, both of whom sing and play guitar. The duo was signed to Republic Records Nashville and has released three singles: "That Thang", which charted at number 38 on Hot Country Songs, plus "Make It Rain" and "Top Down".

Contents

Content

The song is an uptempo song about summertime fun. The first verse features heavy use of autotune from the band members.

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock criticized the duo's use of autotune," but also wrote that "One could even argue that the backing instruments are even more ‘country,’ with audible steel guitar and fiddles, than many of those other songs. This song, despite my own reservations about it because of the 'autotune' usage, is actually likely to give Fast Ryde what they’re looking for - their breakthrough single." [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Hicky and premiered in May 2010. [3]

Chris Hicky American video director

Chris Hicky is a music video director from Forrest City, Arkansas, United States, best known for directing many of Keith Urban's videos. Hicky has also directed videos for many other artists in the country music genre, including Dierks Bentley, Maddie & Tae, Kellie Pickler, Deana Carter, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady Antebellum, Cassadee Pope, Faith Hill, and Danielle Bradbery, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert. He has won awards including 2010 ACM Video of the Year, 2010 CMT Female Video of the Year, and 2005 CMT Video of the Year. His Grammy nomination came in 2010 for Keith Urban's Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy World live concert DVD.

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References

  1. "April 19, 2010 news@countryaircheck.com". Country Aircheck. 2010-04-19.
  2. Matt Bjorke (2010-01-28). "Fast Ryde - "Top Down"". Roughstock.
  3. "CMT : Videos : Fast Ryde : Top Down". Country Music Television . Retrieved November 21, 2015.